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Record 5455

Reading Experience:

Evidence:
'I have been reading, and am enchanted with The Lady of the Lake. It has all the spirit of either of its predecessors, (have you read it?) and ten times the interest. When I had finished it, I remained with such a relish for Walter Scott, that I immediately borrowed and sat down to a second perusal of Marmion.'
Century: 1800-1849
Date: Between 30 May 1810 and 23 Jun 1810
Country: England
Time: n/a
Place: location in dwelling: home
   
Type of Experience (Reader):
silent aloud unknown
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown
Type of Experience (Listener):
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown

Reader/Listener/Reading Group:

Reader:Sarah Harriet Burney
Age Adult (18-100+)
Gender Female
Date of Birth 29 Aug 1772
Socio-economic group: Professional / academic / merchant / farmer
Occupation: governess
Religion: n/a
Country of origin: England
Country of experience: England
Listeners present if any:
(e.g. family, servants, friends, workmates)
n/a
Additional comments: n/a

 

Text Being Read:

Author: Walter Scott
Title: The Lady of the Lake
Genre: Poetry
Form of Text: Print: Book
Publication details: n/a
Provenance: unknown

 

Source Information:

Record ID: 5455  
Source - Print  
  Author: Sarah Harriet Burney
  Editor: Lorna J. Clark
  Title: The Letters of Sarah Harriet Burney
  Place of Publication: Athens, London
  Date of Publication: 1997
  Vol: n/a
  Page: 115
  Additional comments: n/a

Citation: Sarah Harriet Burney, Lorna J. Clark (ed.), The Letters of Sarah Harriet Burney (Athens, London, 1997), p. 115, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=5455, accessed: 28 March 2024

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